The Holy Empire of Sommnus is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by whatever your name is with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, anti-smoking policies, and parental licensing program. The compassionate, devout population of 4.609 billion Somnusians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Siphon. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Somnusian economy, worth 619 trillion Lire a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 134,503 Lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Religious leaders order congregants to love any neighbour who is just like themselves, glancing at the car radio display while driving is treated as attempted homicide, the nation wears its high incidence of chromosomal diseases as a badge of pride, and military units are often seen arguing over which one is truly favored by the gods. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sommnus's national animal is the Snow Goose, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Anime.